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''Synopsis{{quote | text={{Bible verse|isaiah|1|18|lang=WEB}} [[Isaiah 1:'' 18]]}}{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = The prophet Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the |subtopics = [[Book of Isaiah]]* Sons: [[Old TestamentShear-Jashub]]. He was the son of | [[AmozMaher-Shalal-Hash-Baz]], and the author of the |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}* [[Book The historical context of Isaiah(G.G.)]].* {{ebd}} |}}
----__TOC__{{topics}}* Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the [[Old Testament]]. He was the son of [[Amoz]], and the author of the [[Book of Isaiah]], although many scholars believe he wrote only the first half of the book (up to and including chapter 39).
{{opinions}}Isaiah was born in the 8th century BC to a man named Amoz. He married a woman known as "the prophetess" ([[Isaiah 8:3]]). Why she was called this is not certain, but it may simply have been because she was the wife of a prophet. Isaiah had by her two sons, who bore symbolic names - Shear-jashub ('Remnant will return' - [[Isaiah 7:3]]) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz ('To speed the spoil he hastens your prey' - [[Isaiah 8]]:1-4).
{{ebd}}Uzziah reigned fifty-two years in the middle of the 8th century BC, and Isaiah must have begun his ministry a few years before Uzziah's death. He lived until at least the fourteenth year of Hezekiah. Thus Isaiah prophesied for a long period of time.
Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the [[Old TestamentIsaiah 6]]. He was the son is a record of [[Amoz]], and the author of the [[Book God's commission of Isaiah]].
Isaiah was born in The first five chapters of the 8th century BC to a man named Amoz. He married a woman known as "book reveal the prophetess" ([[themes of Isaiah 8:3]])'s message. Why she was called this is not certainHis messages included accusations of a lack of knowledge of God, and a reliance on idolatory, but it may simply have been because she was as well as oppression of the wife of a prophetpoor. Isaiah had by her two sonsWith these messages, who bore symbolic names - Shear-jashub ('Remnant will return' - [[Isaiah 7:3]]) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (took God'To speed s message of judgement to the people, revealing that they would lose the spoil he hastens your prey' - [[Isaiah 8]]:1-4)land and be exiled.
His ministry as Isaiah, however, also took a prophet was during the reigns message of [[Uzziah]] (or Azariah), [[Jotham]], [[Ahazforgiveness]], and [[Hezekiah]] ([[Isaiah 1:1]]), hope to the kings of Judahpeople. Uzziah reigned fifty-two years in He told the middle people that there would be a time of justice and restoration to the land, where the 8th century BCpeople would live under an ideal king, and Isaiah must have begun his ministry a few years before Uzziahfrom David's death. He lived until at least the fourteenth year of Hezekiah, and he may have been contemporary for some years with [[Manasseh]]. Thus Isaiah may have prophesied for the long period of at least sixty-four yearsline.
===[[Isaiah1:18]] contains the very well known and beautiful words of God's prophetic ministry==forgiveness.: ''{{Bible verse|isaiah|1|18|lang=WEB}}''
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His ministry as a prophet was between 742 BC and 688 BC. The following were the kings of Judah during his ministry:* [[The historical context of Isaiah Uzziah]] (G.G.or Azariah)* [[Jotham]]* [[Ahaz]]* [[Hezekiah]]
==Main article=Isaiah's prophetic ministry===
==Quotes==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Wikipedia - Isaiah]
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